Daniel Cormier doesn’t like the concept of Francis Ngannou going again to boxing.
Ngannou is formally 0-2 within the sport, however that hasn’t stopped him from rising as one in all boxing’s most polarizing figures lately. After taking heavyweight nice Tyson Fury to the restrict in October 2023, ‘The Predator’ suffered a brutal second-round knockout loss in opposition to Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia.
Now, after a profitable return to MMA beneath the PFL banner, Ngannou is able to get again contained in the squared circle for one more go within the candy science. No official particulars have been introduced, however a struggle with former WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder has been floated as a possible opponent for Ngannou’s third go in 10-ounce gloves.
Addressing Ngannou’s rumored return to boxing, Cormier expressed concern over how issues may go for ‘The Predator’ this time round after seeing how issues went awry in opposition to Joshua in Saudi Arabia.
“There were people picking Francis to beat Joshua,” Cormier mentioned on his YouTube channel. “I like Francis however to not insult him, Anthony Joshua felt so much less of a risk [from Ngannou] that he, who’s historically some of the passive boxers on the earth for a heavyweight champion, went after Francis. He didn’t really feel the risk due to the dearth of expertise that Francis had in boxing.
“Sure, he’s going to make a boatload of money, he always does, but at what point do you go [I don’t know] because if you ask me it would seem like he’s up against it again. Maybe he’s just the biggest, baddest man on the planet that we all believe and he doesn’t care that he’s up against it and he wants to prove everyone wrong like he did the first time when he fought Tyson Fury and he fought him to a very close fight. But we cannot ignore the visuals of what we saw the last time, especially when he came back to MMA and fought so well.”
Daniel Cormier fears for what may occur to ngannou in opposition to one other KO artist like deontay wilder
The short-fire knockout loss in opposition to Joshua is what in the end despatched Ngannou again to combined martial arts the place he secured a formidable first-round TKO over Renan Ferreira on the PFL’s Battle of the Giants pay-per-view occasion final 12 months.
Cormier believes that accepting a struggle with Wilder wouldn’t solely put Ngannou in one other harmful spot but it surely may additionally halt any momentum he rebuilt in his Sensible Cage debut.
“People don’t hurt Francis Ngannou, but when it happened in the [Anthony Joshua] fight, he looked lost,” Cormier mentioned. “That’s what’s concerning to me. Because I know there will be moments in that fight with Deontay Wilder the way that he punches where he’s going to need to find safety.”
No reliable boxing followers can be caught useless calling Deontay Wilder a technical fighter, however the truth stays that ‘The Bronze Bomber’ has knocked out opponents in 42 of his 43 profession wins notching an undeniably spectacular 96.7% end charge.
Any man with that sort of resume is undeniably harmful.
“I thought the most dangerous fight for Francis was Deontay Wilder because Deontay Wilder, who I was on the Olympic team with, is more free and also less technical,” Cormier mentioned. “That’s the great technique to say Deontay Wilder’s boxing model. He’s much less technical.
“So the punches may be loopy. He may throw them from odd angles. But he has this unbelievable power that allows you to go to sleep.”
Do you agree with Daniel Cormier’s tackle Ngannou’s anticipated boxing comeback, or are you excited to see ‘The Predator’ again contained in the squared circle?
